THE SAME DISTRICT RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT AN ALLEGED HIT LIST WRITTEN BY MULTIPLE STUDENTS. NEW AT 6:00, IT'S THE NEXT WAVE OF PITTSBURGH'S MONEY CRUNCH. MAYOR BILL PEDUTO SEARCHING FOR THE SOLUTION TO A $60 MILLION PROBLEM. YEAH, A PROBLEM THAT COULD IMPACT OUR ROADS AND OUR SAFETY. PITTSBURGH'S "ACTION NEWS" 4 REPORTER BOB MAYO IS LIVE TONIGHT. AND BOB, YOU PRESSED THE MAYOR FOR ANSWERS ABOUT THE CITY'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. WHAT'S HE SAYING? Reporter: PEDUTO PROMISES THERE WILL BE ANSWERS BUT HE SAYS IT WON'T BE EASY. HE'S HOLDING MEETINGS TO HEAR FROM PITTSBURGHERS INCLUDING ONE OF HIS MAYOR'S NIGHT MEETINGS HERE IN THE CITY COUNTY BUILDING RIGHT NOW. BILL PEDUTO BECAME MAYOR WITH THE PROMISE OF A NEW PITTSBURGH, BUT HE'S WARNING THE CITY MUST DEAL HONESTLY WITH ITS OLD MONEY PROBLEMS. IT'S GOING TO HURT. I MEAN, THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. YOU DON'T GET AROUND A $60 MILLION STRUCTURAL DEFICIT WITH A WALK IN THE RAIN. Reporter: HE DOESN'T MENTION THE RAVENSTAHL ADMINISTRATION BY NAME, BUT HE MAKES IT CLEAR HE'S UNHAPPY WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT THE CITY'S BOOKS TURNED UP. GOING THROUGH THE RBOOKED, WE NOTICED PHANTOM REVENUES THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO BALANCE THE BUDGET AS WELL AS POSITIONS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN FILLED. Reporter: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR HIS PLEDGE TO FILL POLICE VACANCIES? WITH POLICE, WE HAVE A COMMIT TOM COMMITMENT TO GET UP TO 900. Reporter: CAN YOU KEEP THAT COMMITMENT? OUR GOAL IS TO WORK TO GET THERE. Reporter: IT'S NOT CLEAR FOR WHAT THIS MEANS CATCHING UP ON MILES OF STREETS UNDERPAVED. THERE WILL BE IMPACTS ACROSS THE BOARD IN ORDER TO SOLVE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL. I CALL IT THE PITTSBURGH WAY. YOU DON'T HIDE THE NUMBERS, GLOSS OVER IT AND PRETEND THINGS ARE ROSY WHEN THEY'RE NOT. I THINK HIS CONCERNS ARE REAL. Reporter: MICHAEL LAM. ONE THING THAT DOESN'T HELP IS, YOU KNOW, SPENDING OVER $4 MILLION TO PAY TO A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO LEAVE THE PAYROLL THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR ANYWAY. Reporter: COUNCIL WILL GET A NEW FINANCIAL RECOVERY PLAN FROM THE CITY'S STATE AT 47 FINANCIAL OVERSEERS. PEDUTO IS WORKING WITH THEM AND WON'T DISCUSS DETAILS S YET. IT'S A PROBLEM. IT'S REAL. IT EXISTS AND IT CAN BE SOLVED AND THAT'S THE WAY WE'RE HANDLING IT. Reporter: ONCE THE STATE'S FINANCIAL OVERSEERS OF THE CITY PRESENT THAT NEW PLAN TO COUNCIL, THEY'LL HAVE UNTIL THE